Daily Republican., 1887-08-12

81 nuout Tearing up. d part OF the old
hedge from which 1t was mad rem aims,
the open spaces flled In With boards,
pieces Of rails and s.ahes to show the
contrast between the two. Our atten
ton was called TO the manner In which
the wires had become imbed ded In the
wood and without the leust injury to the
Usage stake. Had the wires been re-
moved, the fence would not have been
particle weakened by 1t, 40 the young
shoots had taken the place OF the wires
and formed an almost i'm penetxa ble net.
work, year after year growing stronger.
The attention OF the farmers was also
called to the very small space occupied
by the fence--no more than q foot wide
1t the bottom, and coming almost to q
sharp edge at the top.
There was no di@oulty In cultivatinR
the land mp to within six inches OF
etther side-tn fact Q plough could get
up closer to this hedge than 1t could to
= straight line board fence, because the
end OF tho swing letrees could penetrate
the hedge without injury. But the
roots, how about the roots, do they not
run away out number of feet on either
side2 Not Q bit Of It.
They do where fence 10 left to crow
Wild. Just Is far % limb extends 90
fer Will the roots extend. and some
times limbs on these untrimmed hedges
are rod or more long. No such diff
culttes follow this improved and re-
modelled fence. Farmer McEarlin, Of
New Castle, took q spade end tested the
matter. He dug down nnore than . foot
deep within ten inches OF the fence in
search Of roots. but found none except
the roots OF the Old fsnca, which had
either decay ed or stoppe1 growing
This 10 great point gained In favor OF
the new fence The roots only spread
ont As far ~ the fence extends, and that
10 bat q few inches on either side 1t is
. matter OF surprise to see how easily
and Handsomely ruch q fence can be
kept trimmed. a trimming sickle vas
on hand for that plrpcse, and o mum ber
OF the farmers tried thsir hands with
II. They could stand straight, and with
an upward stroke Of the sickle could
cut Off all the protfuding ends from
bottom to top az single stroke, and
they could do this almost as fast as they
could step along. Every favorable and
unfa~orable point bGina brought out
was fully discussed. What . grand
fence tn protect fruit patches, said one.
Yes, and 1t will keep cattle out of the
Dorn field, said another. And intend
10 have one around my 6sh pond to
prevent my ne!Rhbors' geese from catch.
ing the young fry, said q third. Every
one Of these eight New Castle County
farmers were Of one mind, the fence
was grand success and Just the thing
Tor the farmers Of New Castle County,
where fence timber was scarce
Getting into the hack, the com pany
went fsrthef on, down amongst tbs
grand farms of old Bucks County.
Miles OF osages had been planted last
spring, some the spring before, all to
be treated by the Dayton Hedge pro.
cess, as soon ss the osage stalks we're
large CROUCH. A couple OF other Sec
tions OF fencs were Waited. One Of
them was made from an unsightly,
AGING old hedge that would hardly
prevent q wbeelbarrow from going
through. 1t was only brought under
the new process this last May, and al
ready it is covered with q luxurioug
coat0f green and young sprouts.
WHAT 1T COSTS.
It would naturally be supposed that
such . process was expensive, but It Ia
not. Post and rail fence Of an ordinary
kind costs 10 cents per foot; the Day yton
Hedge but 9L cents. The post end
rail- Iencs W iii last but few years; the
hedge fence will last the life time OF
the Oldest citizsn. There is the differ.
encA. Need there be any wonder at
the popularity OF this remodeled fenct?
The fence at the start Is q combina.
tion of two fsnces-the hedge and the
wire fence. The wires, however, will
In time entirely disappear, while the
hedge will 90 on growing In strength
and beauty. The wire is only neces-
sary in the frst stages of the fence to
keep it together and give IL start
until It becomes strong enough TO do
without IL.
STOCK COMPANY TO BE ORGANIZED
1t is not 30 much the intention o.
Mr. johnson to make q business of con.
structing fences, 80 much as 1t is to or.
sauize stock ooupanies-one in every
large county II possible, and when these
companies are organized they can carry
on ali the details of fence building.
Stock companies are organized come
thing like this: To be called the New
Castle County Hedge Company.
Every person joining the association
agrees to make q mile OF fence, and tc
take stock to the amount of $500, nc
money to bs paid until next spring and
then to be paid in four equal annual
payments without interest. But lesi
amonnt OF stock will be taken--sAy q
half mile at S25r, or quartsr of mile
at $125.
when 100 mileg of fence are sold the
Dayton Company will transfer l theil
frsnchiseP, rights and privileges thai
they have or may have 10 the New
CASTLE County Company. The Dayton
Company will bear sll the expenses ol
oraanizing the new companies.
II stock is not taken TO the amount OF
100 miles By spriug, the Dayton Hedge
Company will take the balance ana or.
ganizs the company, issuing to each
member his percentage OF stock.
In every possible way the parent
company will assist other companies In
organizing.
When the company ia organized, Mr.,
johnson offers to take auy member de-
signated by the company to Dayton,
OHIO, where they can see for themselves
the working of the organization, and to
see all books connected with 1t.
DELAwAREANS WANT THE FENCE
The beginning of the prerent wet K
Mr. William Sellars, president OF ,he
Edgemoor Iron Compan-, was up OF
Trenton with Mr.. johnson viewing the
fences. He was at once convinced that
they were ell they were represented,
and Immediately ordered to have all
hedges ON the Ede farm recon
structed under the Day ton process
When these fences are finished the farm.
ers of New CASTLE County will not have
TO 20 so far away from home to see how
the Dayton hedge fence operates.
A GOOD CERTIFICATE.
After the eight New Castle County
fArInara had Il al shnd their rAYiaN OF tlt